On the morning of January 18, explosions were heard in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Russia has once again launched drone attacks on Ukraine, and in response, air defense forces are active, according to the Telegram channel of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration and the channel of Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko.

The barrage appeared to be one of the largest recent assaults in Ukraine’s campaign to damage Russia’s war machine on its home territory.

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.